With the change in seasons comes a change in self. Here in New England, the leaves change, the weather gets cooler, the winds pick up and the winter clothes come out of hiding.
With winter coming, so arrives the dryer air, which can wreak havoc on our skin. We all love to shop for pumpkins and decorate with pumpkins, but we never think about what pumpkins can do for our health and beauty regimes.
Pumpkins are high in Vitamins A and C and antioxidants, and has wonderful moisturizing properties. Don't leave out the pumpkin pie (skip the sugar) and other pumpkin recipes. You can also prepare a facial mask of 2 Tbs cooked pumpkin and 1 Tbs honey. Apply it all over your face and leave for about 10-15 minutes before washing off.
Condition your hair more in the fall as well. It is a fact that we shed more hair in the Fall than we do in the summer. Condition your scalp to strengthen fine, new hairs right at the beginning of their growth period.
And let's not forget allergy season. Ragweed and other allergens come out to get us, making your eyes watery and red and itchy.
Based on an old healing remedy from India, wash your eyes with ghee, which is cooling, soothing and moisturizing all at the same time. Fill an eye cup with ghee, hold it over your eye and slowly open your eye into it to bathe it completely. Your vision will be a little bleary right after you wash your eyes, so this might be a good thing to do at night before you sleep.
Your body will get dry under all those clothes, so bring out the pumpkin again. Prepare a scrub from 1/2 cup cooked, pureed pumpkin and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Apply to your body using gentle, circular motions and then rinse off with warm water for smooth skin.
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